Billie Smedts (born 8 June 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Geelong with their first pick and fifteenth overall in the 2010 national draft. He hails from Warrnambool and played in the TAC Cup for the Geelong Falcons. He made his AFL debut for Geelong in the opening round of the 2012 AFL season against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium.[1] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was traded to Carlton. He made his first senior appearance for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1, 43-point loss to Richmond at the MCG.[2]
| Billie Smedts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smedts in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Billie Smedts | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | North Warrnambool (HFL) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 15, 2010 national draft | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2016 | Geelong | 38 (19) | |
| 2017 | Carlton | 9 (1) | |
| Total | 47 (20) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Smedts played nine senior games in his first season with Carlton. He struggled to make a consistent impact and was delisted at the end of the year.[3]
Smedts struggled with injury throughout his career, suffering a broken leg twice, a broken collarbone, and undergoing a shoulder reconstruction.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[4]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | Geelong | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Geelong | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 94 | 72 | 166 | 43 | 40 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | Geelong | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 75 | 65 | 140 | 40 | 40 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 2014 | Geelong | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | Geelong | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | Geelong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | Carlton | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 20 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Career | 47 | 20 | 20 | 271 | 241 | 512 | 137 | 132 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
References
External links
- Billie Smedts's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Billie Smedts's playing statistics from AFL Tables